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With nine miles of Atlantic beach, 120 fairways and over 1,000 dining options, North Myrtle Beach has something to please visitors of all stripes. Despite the area's popularity, you needn't spend a fortune for a holiday in North Myrtle Beach. Whether you prefer a cozy family-operated inn or a towering resort, plenty of local hotels have rooms for under $200 in season and $100 or less during the winter months.

By the Golf Courses

Aside from the beach, North Myrtle Beach boasts one other signature attraction: golf. Visitors planning to divide their time between the greens and the sands can stay near the beaches and within a few blocks of Azalea Sands, Beachwood and Possum Trot golf clubs. On the south side of North Myrtle Beach, around Crescent Beach, both By the Sea Motel (magnusonhotels.com) and the Jamaica Motel (jamaicamotel.com) have rooms at reasonable rates. By the Sea offers rooms with coastal views, and welcomes pets in certain guest rooms. The Jamaica Motel has all oceanfront rooms and features two pools, one for adults and one for the kids.

Resorts

Choosing an economically priced hotel doesn't mean you have to forgo the conveniences of a resort-style stay. The Best Western Ocean Sands Resort (oceansands.com) has oceanfront rooms, suites and efficiencies. The resort offers golf packages or entertainment packages, should you prefer an all-inclusive approach to holiday planning. At the Ocean Drive Beach & Golf Resort (oceandriveresort.com), guests have access to convention and meeting facilities as well as on-site dining and nightlife.

Efficiencies

For longer stays or family holidays, a few of North Myrtle Beach's hotels offer efficiencies and suite-style accommodations. The Blockade Runner (blockaderunner-sc.com) has efficiency apartments as well as standard guest rooms. All rooms have refrigerators and private balconies; efficiencies also have kitchens and dining areas. The Red Tree Inn (redtreeinn.com) offers standard guest rooms, efficiencies and two-bedroom, all right on the coast. All rooms have private balconies, microwaves, refrigerators and free wireless Internet access.

Additional Options, Large and Small

While North Myrtle Beach has its share of swanky hotels, visitors who plan in advance or choose dates slightly off-season should have no trouble finding reasonable and even economical rates. Those preferring larger hotels have the Avista Resort (avistaresort.com), a towering beachfront hotel that offers condominium-style accommodations. At the other end of the spectrum, the High Tide Motel (hightidemotel.com) has rooms and efficiencies in a small, two-story facility. Guests may select standard rooms with microwaves and refrigerators, single or double rooms with kitchens or a two-bedroom suite with a kitchen and living room.

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About the Author

Danielle Hill has been writing, editing and translating since 2005. She has contributed to "Globe Pequot" Barcelona travel guide, "Gulfshore Business Magazine," "Connecting Lines: New Poetry from Mexico" and "The Barcelona Review." She has trained in neuro-linguistic programming and holds a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature and literary translation from Brown University.